Sam Adams Beer Illegal in Some States

Funny, at 28% ABV its still only about half that of the legal bourbon on the next aisle. What's the issue?
 
I think Boston Lager tastes terrible, but their Summer/Harvest Pumpkin ales are drinkable. I have a friend who stocks up on 4-5 cases of their Winter Lager so that he can partake of it a bit longer than it's availability in stores. I'll drink their Octoberfest if it's all that's available, but it's not high on my list of seasonal beers.
 
I remember my first, and last taste of Sam Adams beer.

I bought into all the hype and bought a 6 pack of bottles.

I think I still have 5 and 15/16ths bottles left.

It's not illegal in New Mexico, but it should be.
 
Timbeck2 said:
Funny, at 28% ABV its still only about half that of the legal bourbon on the next aisle. What's the issue?
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I think it's those state's governments trying to save the dipshiets of those states from killing themselves. Dumb people see "Beer" and then proceed to drink it like Coors Light without checking the label.
 
BigBadLou said:
I never liked popular mechanics. My mechanic is good but not very popular (probably because he's good and finds a lot of discrepancies, many of them AW). So I will stick with my unpopular mechanic and some Shiner. :)
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Popular Mechanics used to be a great publication back in the 60's-90's (I used to read back issues from time to time). I think they lost their edge when the digital age appeared.
 
BigBadLou said:
I never liked popular mechanics. My mechanic is good but not very popular (probably because he's good and finds a lot of discrepancies, many of them AW). So I will stick with my unpopular mechanic and some Shiner. :)
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I could go for an iced down Shiner, it's been too long since I had one.
 
Dav8or said:
I think it's those state's governments trying to save the dipshiets of those states from killing themselves. Dumb people see "Beer" and then proceed to drink it like Coors Light without checking the label.
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It's that in most if not all of those states beer and wine requires one type of license and beer, wine, and spirits a different one. Beer can only be so alcoholic to be considered beer. It's probably a combination of having old blue laws on the books and the (waning) anti-alcohol bias that the Southern churches had.
 
Timbeck2 said:
Funny, at 28% ABV its still only about half that of the legal bourbon on the next aisle. What's the issue?
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I think the issue is that it just can't be sold as 'beer' in some places. Hence why 'malt liquor' exists.
 
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